John Piper Quotes

My mother, who grew up in Pennsylvania, literally washed my mouth out with soap once for saying, 'Shut up!' to my sister. She would have washed my mouth out with gasoline if she knew how foul my mouth was racially when she wasn't around.

John Piper

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MotherSisterSayingMouthSheOut

Of course, the most important factor of all for long life is a good family. When a person goes home with the wife or the kids giving him endless headaches, then it's hard for that person to enjoy a long life. I am very fortunate, because my wife Elizabeth and my obedient children are very good; they have given me happiness.

John Gokongwei

LifeFamilyGoodHomeHappinessMe

Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.

Maya Lin

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Although the church has often been far too slow to follow his lead, Jesus' insistence that women, as well as men, bear the full image of God has had a way of sparking reform movements across the centuries.

John Ortberg

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When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.

Robert Reich

ToughEmployeesSameEveryonePublic

This is the paradox of thrift: belt-tightening causes people to lose their jobs, because other people are not buying what they produce, so their debt burden rises rather than falls.

Robert J. Shiller

PeopleLoseBurdenDebtBuyingThan

When I was a boy in the late 1950s, the public library refused to stock books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. They were regarded as vulgar, ill-written potboilers.

Michael Dirda

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Any small business that's predicated on technological innovation and is differentiated and superior can expand globally very effectively using the Internet as a vehicle for promotion.

John Quelch

BusinessInnovationSmallInternet

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.

Stephen Fry

SayingWonderSometimesTreasonHigh

If you take my entire golfing life, my favorites are the older courses, the more traditional and the more authentic.

Trent Dilfer

LifeYouMoreTakeOlderAuthentic

I would serve a selection of cakes, scones, and small sandwiches for afternoon tea. High tea is usually served between 5 P.M. and 6 P.M., replacing an evening meal - it is more substantial.

Mary Berry

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I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.

Judy Holliday

SmileWomanPeopleFaceThinkYou

Clinton had absolutely zero honeymoon, none whatsoever.

Dee Dee Myers

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